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5 Card Cash Lotto Game to Retire in April

DATE: March 28, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Lottery’s 5 Card Cash Lotto game is retiring in April. The final drawing is Saturday, April 6 and the game will no longer be offered for purchase after that date. Prizes may still be redeemed up to 180 days after the draw date printed on the ticket.

Since debuting in April 2014, 5 Card Cash has paid out over $18.5 million in prizes.

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Powerball Jackpot is 4th-Largest in U.S. History

DATE: March 26, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is $750 million, the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history, entering its next drawing. Yet to be won in 2019 after rolling for a 25th-consecutive time on Saturday, the three-quarters of a billion jackpot is at its highest point in 19 months and ranks as the third-largest in Powerball history.

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$2 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Racine

DATE: March 25, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – The $625 million Powerball jackpot rolled again Saturday, but the drawing produced Wisconsin’s largest game win of 2019. A ticket purchased in Racine was one of the nation’s two $2 million prize winners in the March 23 draw.

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Powerball Jackpot at $625 Million, 4th-highest in History

DATE: March 22, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – At $625 million, the current Powerball jackpot is fourth-largest in history. Saturday’s drawing could produce the first winner of 2019.

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Pair of $50,000 Winners Wednesday in #WINsconsin

DATE: March 21, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – While the Powerball jackpot rollover remains at the forefront of interest, southeastern Wisconsin saw a pair of $50,000 wins Wednesday. Badger 5 produced a jackpot win in Racine and the state also won a Powerball prize for the third consecutive draw, this time in Oak Creek.

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Powerball Jackpot Surpasses Half-Billion Dollar Mark

DATE: March 19, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing features the eighth-largest jackpot in its history. At $550 million, the draw could produce the first winner of 2019.

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Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Weekend for #WINsconsin

DATE: March 18, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Whether you prefer shamrocks or four-leaf clovers, there is no denying that St. Patrick’s Day weekend was lucky in Wisconsin. The leprechauns were out both Saturday and Sunday with a $146,000 Badger 5 jackpot win in Milwaukee County on St. Patrick’s Day and a $50,000 Powerball prize in Marathon County the evening prior.

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to 8th-Highest All-Time

DATE: March 15, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Just shy of a half-billion dollars, the current Powerball jackpot is the eighth-highest in history. At $495 million, Saturday’s draw could produce the first winner of 2019.

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